13 Best YA Romance Books of 2025 | Swooon buff.ly/u3GvWMZ

Jeff Kinney on Greg Heffley: "“He is a funhouse mirror version of me. So his flaws are really amplified versions of my flaws. It's fun that you're reading about a character who's having it a little worse than you are.” | People buff.ly/5XqOp7U

‘The Polar Express’ at 40: Chris Van Allsburg talks North Pole magic, Tom Hanks, and how a Boston editor convinced him to become a children’s book author | Boston Globe buff.ly/NEHC36C

How the Baby-Sitters Club author Ann Martin continues to give back with her kids' book organization | Popverse

Chicago Bookstore Fights to Serve Latinx Readers

The Best Picture Books to Read in the Winter | Book Riot buff.ly/8PsvwJD

David Walliams: From controversial comedy to Britain’s Got Talent disgrace – it’s baffling his publishing deal lasted this long | The Independent buff.ly/tWwA2DC

When a loved one dies, where do they go? A new kids' book suggests 'They Walk On' | NPR buff.ly/zUtMfDx

A Puppet Called Paddington: Tahra Zafar has made creatures for “Harry Potter” and “Star Wars.” Her latest project? Bringing the beloved bear to the stage | New Yorker buff.ly/N9pJ6uP

David Walliams: All the concerning themes in his bestselling children’s books | The Independent buff.ly/b6UZ7qp

James Ponti picks the best middle grade mysteries for kids | the New York Times

“Stakes and tension remain high throughout” Elise Kova’s “thrilling” YA romantasy DRAGON CURSED

Children’s Publishers Choose Their Favorite Reads of 2025 buff.ly/IPVFHMg

Aisha Saeed “traces a Pakistani youth’s experience learning to advocate for others” in her middle grade novel HAFSA’S WAY, inspired “by the true story of an orphaned Asian elephant transplanted to the Islamabad Zoo”

In Memoriam 2025: Children's Book Creators and Publishers Remembered buff.ly/wtQjb5g

A Roundup of 2025's Best Book Lists for Children and Teens buff.ly/z3NhnIv

Our Top 15 Children's and YA Stories of 2025 buff.ly/yycgWNf

We pay tribute to the authors, illustrators, and publishers we have lost this year buff.ly/wtQjb5g

Before looking ahead to the new year and the exciting titles to come, critics and readers reflected on their most memorable children’s and YA picks. Check out our roundup of notable 2025 Best Books lists buff.ly/z3NhnIv

Catch up on some of the big Children’s Bookshelf stories you may have missed throughout the year with our list of the top 15 most-clicked articles buff.ly/yycgWNf

“A daffy prank spree is unfolding at the Old MacDonald farm” in Mark Teague’s “barn burner of a mystery spoof,” picture book THE CASE OF OLD MACDONALD AND HIS FARM

14 Graphic Novel Adaptations of Beloved Prose Titles for Young Readers | School LIbrary Journal buff.ly/lS36qg7

John Green, Author of Most Banned Book, Says It’s No Badge of Honor | PEN America buff.ly/Oh5tUcY

Mindy McGinnis: How Being a School Librarian Made Me Into a YA Author | School LIbrary Journal buff.ly/WJiaoSi

'Ted Lasso' Star Cristo Fernández Announces New Book, 'Fútbol Is Life!' | People buff.ly/dZEiKDA

★ “Sumptuously patterned artwork and reiterative lines capture a day’s contrasting rhythms” in the picture book WHILE WE’RE HERE, Anne Wynter and illustrator Micha Archer’s “arresting tale about an outing that doesn’t go according to plan”

More than 100 scientists tell what kids' books inspired their careers | Washington Post buff.ly/bmAVX4s

2025 Book Censorship Wrapped: Trends, Challenges, and Successes Over The Year | Book Riot buff.ly/lREwEVV

★ Rashin Kheiriyeh “reimagines the Iranian folktale of Nane Sarma, who embodies winter, and Uncle Nowruz, the messenger of spring” in her “high-spirited” picture book WELCOME, UNCLE NOWRUZ!

Have you read the latest Children’s Bookshelf? buff.ly/inopXXx

A picture book journey to China, a picture book tracing the life of a teen sharpshooter, a middle grade novel about saving a magical forest, and more new books hitting shelves in the next two weeks buff.ly/KA7tPcw

“The book just grew into itself; that influence and point of reference happened in an organic, magical way”: Emily Winfield Martin on the Sendakian and personal influences present in her new picture book ‘The Wildest Thing’ buff.ly/eo8KzMp

Adult Books on Children’s Lit: Fall 2025 buff.ly/Dp5cyMa

On Tour with Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris buff.ly/PQ0ihTp

★ Brandon Dumais and illustrator AJ Dungo “present an outstanding celebration of skateboarding” in their YA graphic novel SKATING WILDER, an “educational love letter that emanates hope for the continued globalization and evolution of the sport”

Little Bee Launches Books Tied to Snoop Dogg’s ‘Doggyland’ buff.ly/I1rN0v3

Simon & Schuster Appeals to Advancing Readers with Star Chapter Books buff.ly/5ckLJET

“Peg was a thoughtful and understanding person, great to work with”:author and dedicated animal advocate Peg Kehret is remembered following her death on December 7 buff.ly/iSJSvLe

Reintroduction of Federal Right to Read Act Aims to Bolster Literacy and School Libraries buff.ly/zMP7Po2

Making Space for Palestinian Children’s Books buff.ly/lw3sAbU

Children’s Publishers Choose Their Favorite Reads of 2025 buff.ly/IPVFHMg

New book deals on the way from @soontornvat.bsky.social @sarahjmendonca.bsky.social @mwduff.bsky.social + more buff.ly/ccvzKFN

Publishing Staffers Share Their 2025 Favorites; Tribute for Peg Kehret; Palestinians in KidLit + more in the latest Children’s Bookshelf! buff.ly/inopXXx

Among the books hitting shelves in the next two weeks are a picture book journey to China, a picture book tracing the life of a teen sharpshooter, a middle grade novel about saving a magical forest, and more buff.ly/KA7tPcw

Emily Winfield Martin spoke with PW about the 10th anniversary of her picture book ‘The Wonderful Things You Will Be,’ and the inspiration behind her forthcoming book ‘The Wildest Thing’ buff.ly/eo8KzMp

We’ve rounded up a selection of new nonfiction books for adults that pay tribute to the lasting power of children’s literature buff.ly/Dp5cyMa

Author Mac Barnett and illustrator Shawn Harris recently hit the road to celebrate the release of ‘The First Cat in Space and the Baby Pirate’s Revenge.’ Check out photo highlights from their travels buff.ly/PQ0ihTp

Little Bee Books has secured the rights to publish nine titles based on rapper Snoop Dogg’s 3D-animated hip-hop music video series for preschoolers, ‘Doggyland: Kids Songs & Nursery Rhymes’ buff.ly/I1rN0v3

Simon & Schuster is introducing Star Chapter Books, an assortment of illustrated fiction designed to support developing reading skills set to debut next May buff.ly/5ckLJET

Sad news: author and dedicated animal advocate Peg Kehret died on December 7 at the age of 89. See our tribute: buff.ly/iSJSvLe